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Selling Afghan stitchery in Germany
Afghanistan has seen violence for years and many of the women and children in the war-stricken country lack the education to get good jobs and put enough food on the table. That’s where Zhora Comes in, a young Afghan woman living in Germany. Her plan to help the women in her home country is making Germany’s fashion more colorful.
Listen to the report by Falk Steinborn in Siegen, Germany:
Many children in Afghanistan are working rather than going to school (Photo: Zohra Soori-Nurzad)
That’s where Zohra comes in. She is selling colorful scarves in Germany that were stitched by Afghan women to send the revenues back to the Afghan families (Photo: Falk Steinborn)
Zohra also goes to German schools and talks to the children about the kind of life women and their children in Afghanistan are facing (Photo: Falk Steinborn)
Skiing with heroes
Some are missing a limb, while others suffer from depression. Learning to ski gives wounded war vets a chance to feel alive, reach new goals, and have fun. Ski enthusiast Ella, 22, is there to help them down the slope.
Listen to the report by Michael Hartlep in Klosters, Switzerland:
Ella combines her hobby with her passion for helping others (Copyright: Gilly Norton)
Some of the veterans use special equipment on the piste (Copyright: Gilly Norton)
Some of the veterans suffer from visible injuries, some from phsychological (Copyright: Gilly Norton)
The buddies assist the ski coaches (Copyright: Gilly Norton)
More on the Skiing with Heroes website.
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